Gwenter Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwenter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwenter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales401:77,3636,557
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:112,0304,740

Gwenter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwenter Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gwenter is more commonly found in Wales than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwenter? popularity and diffusion

Gwenter is the 2,605,694th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gwenter reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Wales, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 77,363. In Wales it is most common in: City and County of Swansea, where 73 percent are found and Carmarthenshire, where 28 percent are found. Outside of Wales this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Gwenter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gwenter has changed over time. In Wales the number of people who held the Gwenter surname increased 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwenther932/
Gwente92455/
Guenter861,145/
Gwenteh8678/
Gwinter865/
Gwnther860/
Guenther8020,688/
Guentter8012/
Gwinther802/
Gwenteth801/
Guenterh801/
Guente774,960/
Gwenta7765/
Kwente7716/
Gwenti771/
Guinter71486/
Quenter71130/
Kwinter71115/
Kwenteh7116/
Ngwenti7113/
Gbenteh719/
Gwentha714/
Guentte713/
Ngwinte712/
Gwemnty711/
Gbinter711/
Gbentei711/
Kwentte711/
Gweenta711/
Guenthe710/
Guinther671,127/
Quentier67179/
Queenter67143/
Quentere6721/
Guintter6719/
Guemther672/
Gwnti671/
Guenthey671/
Quenther670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwenter
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